2007-2009

ANTHONY GIANNINI

DESIGN WORKS

02Interactive Literacy Center

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The goal of the detailing was to create clean and simple edges and transi-tions. In this case, there are no mooleans be-tween the transition from inside to the balcony outside.Likewise for the handrail-ing, since the glass is sup-ported below the surface, there is no need for mooleans that break up the cleanness of the hori-zontal transitions.

Interactive Literacy Center

Grass/Vegetation

Steel Plate

Compression Filler

Roof Soil

Steel C-Channel Cap

Double-Pane Glazing

Steel Angle

Topping Slab

Concrete

Glass Railing

Steel Reinforcement

Insulation

Drainage Pipe

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Slide-able panels to create public/open, semi-public and private spaces. They duo as drawing boards.

Panel can store under desk or be rotated up to create pri-vacy and a clipboard.

Bix: By Metro: Flexible furniture to create a space within a space. Provides connections to power, voice, and data.

Architectural Design

PUBLIC/OPEN

Perfect for large social gatherings& presentations.

SEMI-PUBLIC

Perfect for groupstudy, tutoring,presentations, &meeings.

PRIVATE

Perfect for privatemeetings, napping,or small group studies.

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ASME Lounge Re-Design Competition

ASME Lounge Re-Design Competition

1ST PLACE ICMA CMU FIRESTATION COMPETITION

Semester

ProjectDescription

DesignSolution

Spring 2009

Course Architectural Design IV

Duration 8 weeks

This was the 39th Annual Idaho Con-crete Masonry Association CMU Fires-tation Design Competition. The basic principle behind this competition was to design a firestation out of Concrete Masonry Units. The judges were look-ing for efficient and creativite uses of the modular blocks.

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Long-Span MOSCOW AQUATICS CENTER

Semester

ProjectDescription

DesignSolution

Spring 2009

Architectural Design IVCourse

Duration 6 weeks

Create an aquatics center that has a competition pool and leisure pools. It was to have adequate changing rooms and other supporting facilities. The site itself is located on a south-facing slope in Moscow, Idaho that looks out onto the rolling palouse hills.

The program has a definite split: competition side and leisure side. Thus, a physical split was appropri-ate. This allowed the use of both areas at any given time. The waves of the water brought inspiration and gave character to the subtle, yet strategic roof profile that forms the larger and smaller spaces below. In accordance, the roof cantilevers over the southernsouthern facade at an exact distance as to line the equinox sun with the edge of the pool at any given point. This, along with light shelves and backlighting from the north-facade, help prevent glare issues from the south. Additionally, operable facades allow for passive cross-ventilation, to keep down the humidity. The plan is simple while the structure complementscomplements its clarity and provides maximum views out to the hills.

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The structure is pulled up to create additional backlighting and passive air ventilation.

1st floor hallway emphasizing the long-untouched planes and the dif-fused light from above.

Emphasizing the structural elements and the roof profile.

Architectural Design

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Site/1st Floor Plan 2nd Floor Plan 3rd Floor Plan Roof Plan

Communal Area

Main Hotel

Art Gallery

Pool Area

Condos/Professor Apts.

Private Courtyard

Silo Walkthrough

Restaurant/Bar

Meeting Rooms

Rotatable partition walls allow professors to adapt the spaces to their own needs.

The dynamics of the site create an abundance of different spaces including: public, semi-private and private spaces. TheseThese provide the opportunity for social gatherings, meetings, relax-

Architectural Design

026The ‘Heart of Moscow’ Boutique Hotel

To allow people to fully experience and appreci-ate the historical structure of the steel silo, the steel panels were removed to expose the 8’x11’ steel grid. Photovoltaic panels were placed in the grid to produce energy on-site. It now houses profes-sors, a fitness room and condos.

The area along the main circulation area, in front of the restaurant.

SUSTAINABLE MOSCOW COURTYARD HOUSING

Semester

ProjectDescription

DesignSolution

Fall 2008

Course Architectural Design III

Duration 6 weeks

Providing feasible housing has been an on-going struggle since the beginning of time. The U.S. has continually failed, most notably in the 50s and 60s. The goal of this project was to create affordable and sustainable courtyard housing without compromising the quality of life of its users. The site is rela-tively small, measuring only 100’ x 100’ and is located on an old, intimate street in Moscow, Idaho.

To promote a healthy and energetic envi-ronment, flooding the courtyard with natu-ral daylight was of utmost importance. This was accomplished by placing the lower building on the south side and vertically-progressing the buildings up to the north. The courtyards and individual units work gether in providing public, semi-private, and private spaces, which allows everyone to find their comfort zones. Each unit has substantial green terraces, light/ventilation towers, and photovoltaic arrays. This pro-motes a healthy and passive environment. Shared walls, plumbing, and outdoor areas significantly bring down the cost of living. Designing a place where one feels a true sense of belonging and community is of monumental importance in providing sus-tainable housing.

HANDS-ONPHYSICAL MODELS

The act of PHYSICALLY building models is an essential part of the design process. It allows one to make discoveries that are otherwise not possible in the 2-dimensional world. While making models, one can in-stantly have an understanding of its basicbasic implications and spatial char-acteristics 3-dimensionally. When someone limits themself to only 2-dimensional designing, they are robbed of the true spatial under-standing of spaces they are creating. Today in the design world, I see a lack of this physical connectivity in design.

It should be encouraged and fos-tered.

“Architecture starts when you care-fully put two bricks together. There it begins.”

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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Ceramics: Form & Texture Studies 040

EXPRESSPHOTOGRAPHY

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“A great photograph is a full expres-sion of what one feels about what is being photographed in the deepest sense, and is, thereby, a true expres-sion of what one feels about life in its entirety”

~Ansel Adam

Client

June 2009

Starbucks Ironwood Drive, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

The Grande Canal from the RialtoVenezia, ItalyJanuary 2009

048Venezia, Italy

Anthony GianniniUniversity of IdahoCollege of Art & ArchitectureDepartment of Architecture & Interior Design

2501 Sherman Ave. Apt. 145Coeur d’Alene, Idaho 83814

424 W. A Street424 W. A StreetMoscow, Idaho 83843

gian2477@vandals.uidaho.edu

208.691.6596